PADANG
Padang, the capital of the West Coast of Sumatra, is situated 100 deg. 20 min. E. longitude and 58 min. S. latitude. The population, numbered on 31st December, 1928, 43,750 of whom 2,349 were Europeans, 33,222* natives, 6,943 Chinese and 1,236 other foreign Orientals. Padang has a splendid natural harbour, the "Emmahaven," with up-to-date wharfage facilities. The place is an important market for Import and Ex- port articles. The produce of the West Coast, such as coffee, copra, cassia vera, rattan, gum damar, rubber, hides, nutmegs, mace, cloves, etc., are shipped to the different ports of the world. The beautiful highlands, with the centre Fort de Kock, offer plenty of opportunities for walking and motoring trips amidst most gorgeous scenery. Padang is one of the healthiest places on the Coast, land and sea breezes contributing materially to lower the temperature. Owing to the absence of monsoons no division of the year into a dry and a wet season can be made, the rainfall being equally divided over the whole year.
* Former records included the natives of the suburbs.
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DIRECTORY
MUNICIPALITY
Mayor-Dr. W. M. Ouwerkerk
Secretary--B. J. Krol
Treasurer-J. M. van der Wal
Director of Public Works-J. F. Kipperman
(civil engineer)
NEDERLANDSCH-INDISCHE ESCOMPTO MIJ.
B. Koetsier; manager
Vesseur, assist. manager
BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS
Drs.
KAMER VAN
KOOPHANDEL EN
J. J. de Flines.
NYVERHEID
J. van Meerwyk
C. H. Pownall
Chamber of Commerce and Industries) Chairman W. P. Veth
Depy. do.-M. Passer.
Members-J. Z. Mewe, R. B. Meyer,
W. E. P. Bertram
Secretary-M. H. Bruyn
HANDELSVEREENIGING
Chairman-J. Z. Mewe
Members of the Board-L. Vernède, J. D.
de Visser Smits Secretary-M, H. Bruyn
BANKING
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUS. & CHINA Int. Crediet & Handelsverg. "Rotter-
dam," agents
JAVASCHE BANK
J. Z. Mewe, manager
NEDERLANDSCHE HANDEL MAATSCHAPPY
F. E. Hendriks, manager
MERCHANTS, ETC.
BORNEO-SUMATRA HANDEL-MAATSCHAPPY,
Importers and Exporters
J. Reuvers, jr., manager
A. V. van Loon, manager (export) Agency
Vereeniging van Assuradeuren,
Amsterdam
HAACKE & Co., Exporters
H. C. Haacke, partner
C. Haacke,
Agencies
do.
British-India Steam Nav. Co., Ld. Asiatic Steam Navigation Co., Ld. Osaka Shosen Kaisha
Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
Mercantile Bank of India, Ld.
Javasche Brand-Assurantie Mij.
The Tokio Marine & Fire Ins. Co., Ld.